Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home.

Billy was born January 25, 1934 in Mexia, Texas to Fred and Anne Dezell Spruiell. He was a carpenter and a retiree of the Mexia State School Maintenance Department. Billy served his country in the U. S. Army. He was a member of the Mexia VFW Lancaster Post 4694. Billy was very outgoing; he never met a stranger. His love for his family and friends was evident in his life.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Wanda Gilmore Spruiell; son, Benjamin Spruiell.